Assistant Director of Child Nutrition

JOB DESCRIPTION: Assistant Director of Child Nutrition

SALARY SCHEDULE: DIRECTOR I - DEGREED NON-CERTIFIED DIRECTORS

DEPARTMENT: CHILD NUTRITION

FSLA STATUS: EXEMPT

SAFETY-SENSITIVE: YES

POSITION SUMMARY: Director will oversee all aspects of our Child Nutrition Program, supervise all Child Nutrition employees while providing support for them in their respective roles, as well as being responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the department.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred
• Minimum of four years of related institutional food service, multi-school site management experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Supervise Child Nutrition financial procedures in cooperation with the district finance department.

2. Work cooperatively with the State Department of Child Nutrition in seeing that policy and procedures are adhered to including the National School Lunch Act, School Breakfast Program, USDA commodity acquisition and distribution, and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and any other programs.

3. Supervise Child Nutrition purchasing procedures in cooperation with the district purchasing department. Including all food and non-food kitchen items, and new and replacement equipment using specifications and bid conditions for all items required by law, federal regulation or Board policy.

4. Supervise the application, transfer, storage and distribution of government commodities for school cafeteria use. Supervise the planning, standardization, preparation and serving of menus at all schools.

5. Visit and inspect all school kitchen/cafeteria facilities and operations as often as possible, but at least monthly, to ensure high standards of food preparation, menu integrity, cleanliness, health and safety are being maintained, and observe for possible improvements in operations.

6. Work cooperatively with the State Health Department and school district to assure that standards of health, cleanliness, and safety are being followed concerning staff, food, and facility.

7. Supervise and maintain a master inventory of all food, supplies and equipment. Cooperates in maintaining inventory of equipment for insurance purposes.

8. Work cooperatively with the district personnel office to assure correct practices are developed and used including training, hiring, evaluation and termination of child nutrition personnel including substitutes.

9. Work cooperatively with the Executive Directors, Directors of Teaching & Learning, Operations, etc. with site administrators to assure teamwork between all groups to better the student experience in the cafeteria to improve student learning. Assist in developing IEP’s for students with unique nutritional needs.

10. Additional duties that may be assigned by immediate supervisor or above.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To ensure continuity of services, remote work may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employee’s eligibility for remote work will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for remote work will be distributed by the employee’s supervisor, based on his/her role and responsibilities.

DISCLAIMER:

Please note that job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time